Wednesday, March 20, 2013
[POLL] Let Patch know which roads you think are the most dangerous in the township.
Although winter should be in all our rear-view mirrors in the next few weeks — hopefully — slippery or not, some roads are always a little bit more dangerous than others. On Monday evening, police reported eight accidents throughout town, with most occurring on Northfield Avenue, but is that a road in West Orange you tend to avoid? Let us know in our poll below and comments what you think is the most dangerous in West Orange. Also, share any other roads you just avoid on a daily basis and why.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
One New Jersey police chief says it is unconstitutional in New Jersey. What do you think West Orange?
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Thursday, February 14
There is no doubt texting while driving is not safe, but should police officers be able to check your phone during a motor vehicle stop? At least in New Jersey you don't have to worry about it, according to one state police chief. "It is not legal in the state of New Jersey," said Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward. "It has been deemed unconstitutional." According to Ward, the police cannot just grab the phone during a motor vehicle stop or at the scene of an accident. "We need to get a warrant to look into it," he said. "The only way we would have the opportunity to seek cell phone records is if there's probable cause to believe the phone was involved ... but we'd need a witness and/or probable cause. We can't just arbitrarily check …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Federal transportation agency claims even hands-free use is hazardous.
- OPINION
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Should drivers be banned from using a cellphone, even in hands-free mode? The federal National Transportation Safety Board doesn't believe it makes any difference whether the driver is holding the cellphone or using it in handsfree mode—all cellphone use by motorists is hazardous, the agency said. In a statement issued this week, the board (which has no legal authority to regulate cellphones itself) urged state governments to ban all cellphone use by drivers. New Jersey already has one of the toughest laws in the nation on the use of cellphones while driving. And a bill introduced last month in the Assembly would make it even tougher, adding up to two months in jail to the current $100 fine. But the state Court of Appeals interpreted that …
Tom G.
10:38 am on Friday, March 22, 2013
Sure, everyone wants cops sitting on street corners looking for speeders. But as soon as a more serious crime takes place they will be the first to complain that the cops should have been out patrolling our neighborhoods and not wasting their time looking for speeders. If we had the benefit of a larger police force then maybe that's an option, but that's not reality. more ›